Relationship Between Personality and Physical Activity Participation

Ng, Khai Meng (2018) Relationship Between Personality and Physical Activity Participation. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.

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Abstract

Personality has been shown to be associated with physical activity participation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between personality and physical activity participation. This quantitative research employed the online survey method for data collection. A total of 205 students (117 males and 88 females; M age = 20.69; SD = 1.465) from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, KL Main Campus participated in this study. Participants completed two inventories which were the Godin-Shepard Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (Godin & Shepard, 1985), consisting of 4-items with a reported (α = 0.97) and the Big-Five Inventory (John & Srivastava, 1999) that consisted of 44-items with a reported range of (α = 0.57 – 0.85) respectively. Additional demographic data collected were faculty, education level (program level and program year) and mode of physical activity (group and individual activities). Descriptive statistics on the students’ demographic data were analysed. Inferential statistics (Pearson product-moment correlation, Independent T-test and One-way ANOVA) were used to analyse the data. Correlation analyses revealed that both extraversion (r = 0.160, p = 0.022) and openness (r = 0.148, p = 0.034) has a positive correlation on physical activity participation. Results from the study showed that there were significant difference for Extraversion according to faculty (p = 0.020). As for Neuroticism according to gender (p = 0.035), mode of physical activity (p = 0.047), and faculty (p = 0.000). As for Openness ix according to age-group (0.005). There was no significant difference for Conscientious and Agreeableness. This study indicated that personality does play a role or is one of the factors that attributes to physical activity participation.